Brampton, Halton Hills and Aurora opt-in, Vaughan opts-out to retail cannabis stores

CityNews.ca
Jan 22, 2019

Brampton, Aurora and Halton Hills are three of the final GTA municipalities to opt-in to pot stores, while Vaughan has voted to opt-out on one of the final days to do so.

Municipalities have until Jan. 22 to make a decision whether brick-and-mortar marijuana stores would be allowed within their borders.
Brampton City Council voted 8-3, including Mayor Patrick Brown, in favour of allowing the shops.

Burlington, Toronto, Whitchurch-Stoufville, Ajax, Brock Township, Oshawa, and Clarington had previously opted in to allowing retail cannabis sales.
Whitby has yet to make a decision. If they don’t formally opt out by the 22nd, they will be considered to have opted in.

Initially, only 25 stores will be allowed to open in Ontario -- five in Toronto and six in the Greater Toronto Area.

However, the provincial government has repeatedly said that the limit will be lifted once sufficient supply of marijuana can be assured.

It’s not known if there will be an eventual cap on stores or more regulations surrounding their locations. As it stands, cannabis stores must be 150 metres from schools, but municipalities have no say about their precise location.